Who Is Meant? AlyDen? BangLy?

UD 9.

Den’s

I miss home. My room, my bed, my siblings, my parents, everything in our house, I miss it.

Since I got into college and started living in dorm, I am always praying na mag-weekend na, para makauwi na ulit ako, I am always excited going home.

Though, I am okay with all of my dorm mates, and I cannot say anything bad about them at okay naman din ‘yun facilities ng tinutuluyan ko, there’s just really no place like home.

But these past few weeks, it is strange. There’s something in our dorm that makes me feel warm inside. Something that always makes it hard for me to leave and something that pulls me and tells me, that I am already home.

Or should I say…someone?

Around 6 PM na nang makabalik ako ng dorm, dinalhan ko ng pagkain ‘yun mga ka-teammates ko na naiwan dito sa bahay, kaming dalawa ni Mommy ang nagbake nito.

Pagdating ko, it was Amy that I first saw, I hugged her. “Hey, Amy,”

Tapos nakita ko na pababa ng hagdan si Jia, Marge and Ella. Sina Ate Dzi, Ate Gretch and Fille nandun pala sa may sala, watching movie. Nakabalik na rin pala sila, kanina kasi nag uwian din ‘tong mga ’to.

“Hi, Den. How’s Tito and Tita?”, bati ni Ella.

“They’re good. And here, pinadala ni Mommy. Dalawa kaming nagbake niyan.”, pagmamalaki ko.

”Wow!!”, Marge and Ella came to me and get the food.

I searched for a particular face, pero hindi ko pinahalata kina Ella, for sure magsisimula na naman ‘to.

When I didn’t see her, I went to our room, she’s probably there. But to my disappointment, she wasn’t there.

Hindi naman siya nagtext na sakin after na sabihin niyang the mass just ended and she’s already eating lunch. Hindi na rin siya nagreply nung tanungin ko siya kung anong oras siya uuwi. I thought she’ll be here before me.

I went down again to ask the others, baka naman nakauwi na at lumabas lang.

“Hey, guys,” I called from the mid of the stairs, they look at me, “nakauwi na ba si Aly?”

“I haven’t seen her yet”, “Me, too.”, “Ako din” , mga sagot nila.

“Wag mo na pigilan sarili mo, Besh, text her…” Ella commented, I sneered at her and they all laughed. Ano na naman kaya nasa utak nitong mga to?

Though I am really finding it hard, I fought the urge to text her again, nakakailang text na rin kasi ako sa kanya, sabi niya naman may bibilhin lang siya.

An hour had passed.

8 PM na wala pa rin si Aly. I made up my mind na i-text na siya. Aly, pauwi ka na ba? I erased it, para naman niya akong nanay ’pag ganun. Ahh..Aly, saan ka na? I erased it again, para namang miss na miss ko na siya pag naman ganun. Arghh. Hmm…

Until I settled with, Aly, mamaya kpb? Pra masabihan ko ‘yun sa lobby. Para safe at para sigurado akong magrereply siya.

I’ve waited for her reply. 2 minutes, 5 minutes, still no reply. I checked my phone, baka na silent ko kaya hindi ko naririnig na natunog…tinignan ko pero hindi naman nakasilent…Hayy…

I was about to put it back sa my side table nang tumunog, muntik ko pa mahulog dahil sa gulat ko…at excitement?

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